Antproof bracket unit



Oct. 12, 1943. A. c. SCHIFFMAN 2,331,511

ANTPROOF BRACKET UNIT Filed Feb. 12, 1940 /e *1 4 1 M Z ATTORNEY 'u id'insecticide Well whichis, interposed the articlezto; be supported? andthe w be attached in position-in a, verysimple manner which'will avoid;allistrain on any cf the parts,

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The invention relatesto. a device supporting an article in such mannerthataccess there to by ants or other crawlingiinsects is p i l'ented.

. The invention relates more particularly ;to the,

'type'of this device;:in which is employed alig- 'tarily'and rigidlyconnected together; i Another object of'ithe :inven .1 12 QF-QYi-Fia'device "of the character desc bed in which t entire unit including theart cle jsu p orted assures" retention of xith .qm lf .l li

be I easily cleaned; and hfitmit g from whichthe deviceis suspended.

' 1 The inventionpossesses' other obiects ap dgeatures ofadvantagefisorne of which, h the foregoing, j' wil1 :besetmrth ninjthefollowing ds'crlption of ;the prefe f jed forrns oi the invention whichare illustrated in the drawingacc'ompanying andlfforniingfypart 0f thespecification. It is to be understood, however, that variations in theshowing made by the said drawing and description may be adopted withinthe scope of the invention as set forth in the claims.

Referring to said drawing:

Figure 1 is a side elevation of the unit of my invention showing thesame secured in position and with the supported article operativelypositioned thereon.

Figure 2 is a plan view of the device as shown in Figure 1.

Figure 3 is a side view taken at right angles to Figure 1, but with thesupported article removed.

Figure 4 is a vertical sectional view of the device as shown in Figure1, the figure being on a somewhat larger scale.

Figure 5 is a vertical cross-sectional fragmentary view of a modifiedform of the device.

In the embodiments of my invention illustrated, the device isparticularly adapted for use in supporting nests for birds and the like,such arb twee I hall of t tles eattractive toants and other 1 I Inlmboiiiiiient'j crane-"illto 34 fin u ve,

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so .that the container will be firmly hldi within 1 f""" [5 Sm e "Wheater ti iil t onta ner may, etached frointhe device withdut asserting "the'receptacle 6r the supporting means therefor.

The means for securing the device in position comprises a plurality ofbracket members here shown as substantially separate of each other andin the form of arms I6 and I1. Both arms extend vertically upwardly fromthe bottom wall of the receptacle and are preferably welded thereto, thearm l6 being extended further upwardly than the arm I! and formed with ahorizontally extending portion l8 which overlies a corresponding portion[9 of the, lower arm I7. At the free end of the arm I 6 is provided adownwardly extending portion 2| which serves as a hook with which sucharm may be attached to an eye-screw 22 or the like provided in the wallor other object to which the device is to be attached. The arm I!) hasextended therefrom a leg 23 which projects downwardly and outwardly andterminates in a loop or toe 24 whose plane is vertical so that theentire side of the loop may engage the surface of the wall or otherobject to which the device is secured. As will be clear from Figures 2and 3, equal portions of the loop extend on opposite sides of th leg 23,and the latter is vertically aligned with the hook 2|, so that the loopportions also lie at opposite sides of the hook. In this way when thearm I6 is secured in position the loop portion will en age the wallbelow the hook but at equal distances from the opposite sides thereof.Since the loop is relatively wide, the latter will cooperate with thehook to hold and maintain the device in steady position and at a properdistance from the wall, it being noted in this connection that the loop24 is disposed further outward than the hook 2| in a horizontaldirection. It will be evident that with the device arranged to besecured in position simply by engaging the hook 2| with the eye 22 andthen allowing the loop to engage the wall surface to properly positionthe device thereon, a simple and effective attaching arrangement isprovided for. At the same time it should be noted that only a singlereceptacle is required and that such receptacle need be of relativelysmall size. Attention may also be called to the fact thatthe portions ofthe arms I6 and I! extending vertically directly from the receptacle arein engagement with each other, and since the inter-engaging portions ofthe arms will press against one another whenthe device is hung inposition and a. load is applied to the nest, the forces exerted by thearms will be neutralized insofar as their connection with'the receptacleis concerned and thus little or no strain will be set up in these parts.

In Figure 5 I have shown a somewhat modified form of the invention. Inthis embodiment a separate well or receptacle 6 is provided for each ofthe attaching or positioning arms l6 and 11 respectively. The hookportion 2| and the loop 24' are in substantially the same relationshipas are the corresponding parts in the first described embodiment. Thereceptacles. are preferably arranged in vertical alignment and aresecured together by means of a strap 30 which extends from the side wallof the lower receptacle and is also secured to and serves to support thenest supporting ring l3'.

I claim:

1. In a device of the character described,a receptacle for liquidinsecticide or the like, a plurality of supporting members extendingfrom within said receptacle in spaced relation to the sides thereof andproviding above and below said receptacle hook and spacer portionsrespectively, and an article supporting member extending from anexterior side of said receptacle.

2. In a device of the character described, a receptacle for liquidinsecticide or the like, a pair of arms extending upwardly from thebottom of said receptacle in spaced relation to the sides, one of saidarms extending above the other and thence transversely and with a hookconnecting portion at the free end, the other of the arms having atransverse portion below the transverse portion of the first arm and anangular portion designed to provide a wall resting point at oppositesides of and below said hook connecting portion, an article supportingdevice comprising an arm extending from a side of said receptacle inspaced relation to said first arms, a ring extending transversely fromsaid last arm in opposed direction to said first arms, and a containerremovably supported in said ring.

3. In a device of the character described, insecticide-liquid holdingmeans, arms extending from the liquid containing portions of said meansfor the support thereof, one of said arms being above the other andhaving a hook connecting portion, the other of said arms having wallhearing portions below and at each of the opposite sides of saidconnecting portion, and an article carrying arm fixed to a side wall ofsaid means in spaced relation to said first arms.

4. In a device of the character described, an article carrying member,insecticide-liquid holding means comprising a pair of receptacles, amember connected to the sides of said receptacles with the latterpositioned one above the other and being secured to and supporting saidfirst member, an arm extending from within the upper of said receptaclesand having a hook connecting portion, and an arm extending from withinthe lower of said receptacles having bearing portions below and atopposite sides of said connecting portion.

5. In a device of the character described, the combination with areceptacle for liquid insecticide or the like, of means extendingupwardly and laterally from the interior of the receptacle for attachingsame to a supporting element, and a container supporting ring secured tothe side wall of said receptacle and extending laterally of saidreceptacle oppositely of said attaching means.

AUGUSTE C. SCHIFFMAN.

